Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　11. [A] The man doesn't want to see Mr. Williams.

　　[B] Mr. Jones is in an inferior position to Mr. Williams.

　　[C] Mr. Jones used to be in charge.

　　[D] Mr. Williams doesn't want to see the man.

　　12. [A] They need to make more efforts. [C]The others have done the greater part of it.

　　[B] She felt a bit annoyed. [D] They've finished more than half of it.

　　13. [A] She felt very sorry. [C] She was in a hurry.

　　[B] She felt a bit annoyed. [D] She was surprised.

　　14. [A] The knife belongs to him. [C] The man once borrowed Bob's knife.

　　[B] Bob should mind his own business. [D] Bob's knife isn't as good as that of the man.

　　15. [A] He'll miss the meeting that afternoon. [C] He won't miss the meeting.

　　[B] He can't have an appointment with the host. [D] He is a hardworking man.

　　16. [A] Because she didn't fulfill her promise.

　　[B] Because her mother would be very angry.

　　[C] Because she can't finish the job ahead of schedule.

　　[D]Because she would be the last to finish the job.

　　17. [A] He always talks on the phone for that long if it's toll free.

　　[B] They had so much free time to talk on the phone for that long.

　　[C] They talked on the phone for too long.

　　[D] He wants to know what they talked about.

　　18. [A] At a restaurant. [C] In the office.

　　[B] At the cinema. [D] At a department store.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. [A] He is a teacher of English in Cambridge. [C] He is a consultant to a Scottish company.

　　[B] He is a specialist in computer science. [D] He is a British tourist to China.

　　20. [A] 22℃ [C] 25℃

　　[B] 23℃ [D] 34℃

　　21. [A] With an English family. [C] With a language teacher.

　　[B] In a flat near the college. [D] In a student dormitory.

　　22. [A] Certain things cannot be learned from books.

　　[B] Foreign students had better live on campus.

　　[C] Choice of where to live varies from person to person.

　　[D] British families usually welcome foreign students.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. [A] Ways to determine the age of a fossil. [C] A comparison of two shellfish fossils.

　　[B] The identity of a fossil the woman found. [D] Plans for a field trip to look for fossils.

　　24. [A] He has never seen a fossil that old. [C] It is probably a recent specimen.

　　[B] It could be many millions of years old. [D] He will ask the lab how old it is.